Johann herbart biography

German philosopher, psychologist, and founder of pedagogy as an academic discipline (1776–1841)

Johann Friedrich Herbart (German:[ˈhɛʁbaʁt]; 4 May 1776 – 14 August 1841) was a German philosopher, psychologist and founder of pedagogy as an academic discipline.

Herbart is now remembered amongst the post-Kantian philosophers mostly as making the greatest contrast to Hegel—in particular in relation to aesthetics. His educational philosophy is known as Herbartianism.

Life

Herbart was born on 4 May 1776 in Oldenburg.^[2] Growing up as a fragile child because of an unfortunate accident, Herbart was taught by his mother at home until the age of 12.

He continued his schooling at the Gymnasium for six years, and showed interest in philosophy, logic and Kant's work involving the nature of knowledge obtained from experience with reality. His education then continued at Jena, whereupon he studied philosophy and came to disagree with his te